Weinberg 14th, Netlau 15th and Smilgs 28th place in the European Skeleton Cup – Other sports – Apollo.lv – Sports

Weinberg was 13th in the first race, 14th at the end of the race, behind the winner Chinese Zhen Yin, who was also the fastest the day before, 2.44 seconds behind.

Nelaus took 21st and 13th place in the races, 2.53 seconds behind Jina at the finish.

Smilga took the 28th place in the first race, the German leader Cedric Renner lost 2.58 seconds and did not enter the second race with the best 20 skeletonists.

Renners finished second, giving way to Yin, who was only fifth in the first race, three hundredths of a second. Another German athlete, Stefan Retig, finished third in 0.44 seconds.

It has already been reported that last week in Lillehammer Netlaus won the fifth and sixth place, but on Friday in Winterberg the highest place among Latvians – 18th – was taken by Weinbergs.

For the second day in a row, the host of the next Olympic Games, Yusji Lee, won the women’s competition, where Latvian skeletonists did not start.

Anna Saulīte, who was born in Latvia and represents Austria and is also known as a sleigh rider, took the 13th place, losing 1.8 seconds to the winner.

The day before, she finished eighth.

The fifth stage of the Altenberg track will take place next Saturday.

The European Cup Skeleton is the third-ranked competition after the World Cup and the Intercontinental Cup.

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